BH Clinician Licensed - Consult & Liaison

Job Summary

Captures the plan of care and service delivery for behavioral health consumers across the continuum of illness; promotes effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.

Details of the position

• Provides individual, family, group and multi-family group therapy to patients with complex diagnostic presentations and treatment needs.
• Provides clinical leadership to team of masters’ and bachelors’ level clinical and student interns.
• Affirms a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and their self-identified natural supports.
• Evaluates and provides interventions to improve a patient’s cognitive, social, vocational, spiritual, and emotional functioning, utilizing natural and community supports when possible.
• Performs urgent/crisis evaluations, interventions, and safety planning.
• Together with consumer and natural supports, identifies key problems, strengths and resources to be addressed in the treatment plan.
• May provide case management, coordination with other treatment agencies or outside support services, outreach and engagement.

What you bring

• Master's Degree Required: Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Minimum of 3 years Required: experience in behavioral health.
• Experience in diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex mental health conditions.
• PREFERRED: Experience providing clinical supervision to bachelors’ and masters’ level clinicians.
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• Basic Life Support Skills.
• Interpersonal skills to obtain and interpret information appropriate to patients’ needs and age as required for assessment range of treatment, and patient care.
• Proficiency with DSM-5 diagnoses and best practice treatment interventions for a variety of behavioral health conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment.
• Knowledge and adherence to ethical guidelines for behavioral health clinical practice.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office applications and documenting in electronic medical records.
• Effective prioritization skills.

Department / Location Specific Notes

Oregon Network – Crisis/Consult Liaison: Responsible for evaluating patients experiencing a mental health crisis to determine appropriate levels of care including psychiatric hospitalization. Ability to work in a fast-paced emergency room and medical floor setting with a multi-disciplinary team. QMHP eligible required. CADC preferred. Strong diagnostic, evaluation, and crisis intervention skills required.

Working Conditions

• Lifting Ability: to move around area with occasional sitting. Bend/ twist/ reach/ push/ pull occasionally. Lift/Carry: Occasionally up to 5 lbs.
• Environmental Conditions: Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles. Time spent on site in medical/hospital setting or in office environment.
• Mental/Visual: Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted). Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Pay

$42.06 – $69.41

Schedule

Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day